Ibn Khallikan's Biographical DictionaryCosimo, Inc., 2010 M01 1 - 714 pages Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, or Deaths of Eminent Men and History of the Sons of the Epoch, was the noted Arabic scholar Ibn Khallikan's most well-known and respected work. The author worked on the tome from 1256 to 1274, compiling names, genealogies, and histories of prominent or conspicuous men in the Islamic world. The final work was translated into English by William MacGuckin de Slane and is longer than 2,700 pages. It has been quoted by many Arabic rhetoricians and grammarians in other works, as it is considered one of the most important records of Arabic history ever written. Here, separated into four volumes, the Biographical Dictionary is an essential work for any student of Muslim culture and literature. Volume II includes: An Introduction by Mac Guckin de Slane; a detailed index of all biographies; notes from the translator for each biography; and detailed genealogies of hundreds of Muslim figures, including Ibn Babak the Poet, As-Sulaihi, Malik Ibn Dinar, and Ar-Rabai the Grammarian. IBN KHALLIKAN (1211-1282) was a thirteenth century Arabic scholar who studied in Damascus, Mosul and Aleppo, specializing in the fields of language, theology, and law, including jurisprudence. He became a well-respected judge in Cairo, eventually becoming a chief judge in Damascus in 1261. Khallikan wrote several books, but his most well known was Deaths of Eminent Men and History of the Sons of the Epoch, often referred to as the "Biographical Dictionary," which took him almost 20 years to complete. Khallikan retired from his position as judge just before his death in 1282. He was one of the most well-known historians and theologians in Egypt. |
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... Malik and Ibn al-Hadjib's (6) abridgment of jurisprudence, but these last he did not gel off by heart. During the same period he cultivated the art of grammar under the tuition of his father and of the first masters. He perused also the ...
... Malik and Ibn al-Hadjib's (6) abridgment of jurisprudence, but these last he did not gel off by heart. During the same period he cultivated the art of grammar under the tuition of his father and of the first masters. He perused also the ...
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... Malik. He followed, besides, a general course of law and learned Malik's Muwatta; certificates were also obtained by him authorizing him to teach that book, the Sirat ar-Rastil (2), the treatise of Ibn Salah on the Traditions, and many ...
... Malik. He followed, besides, a general course of law and learned Malik's Muwatta; certificates were also obtained by him authorizing him to teach that book, the Sirat ar-Rastil (2), the treatise of Ibn Salah on the Traditions, and many ...
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... Malik Ibn Marwan sent me on an embassy to the king of the Greeks ; and that prince addressed me a number of questions, to all of which I returned satisfactory answers. It was not customary for ambassadors to make a long stay at his ...
... Malik Ibn Marwan sent me on an embassy to the king of the Greeks ; and that prince addressed me a number of questions, to all of which I returned satisfactory answers. It was not customary for ambassadors to make a long stay at his ...
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... Malik and a native of Egypt. He was the best acquainted of all Malik's disciples with the various branches of his master's doctrine ; and on the death of Ashhab (2), the presidency of the Malikite sect devolved to him. He transmitted ...
... Malik and a native of Egypt. He was the best acquainted of all Malik's disciples with the various branches of his master's doctrine ; and on the death of Ashhab (2), the presidency of the Malikite sect devolved to him. He transmitted ...
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... Malik Ibn Anas during twenty years : he put down in writing (his master's works) the greater Muwatta and the less. Malik said of him : " Abd Allah Ibn Wahb is an imdm." Abu Jaafar Ibn al- Jazzar (1 ) mentions that Ibn Wahb set out (from ...
... Malik Ibn Anas during twenty years : he put down in writing (his master's works) the greater Muwatta and the less. Malik said of him : " Abd Allah Ibn Wahb is an imdm." Abu Jaafar Ibn al- Jazzar (1 ) mentions that Ibn Wahb set out (from ...
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